2.20.2009

Viva Love!

Thanks for all of the encouragement. I think a lot of the feelings that I've been experiencing can boil down to an ugly, stinky word: Comparison.

and hormones, maybe...

Yes, comparison. It's how the devil tries to steal our joy. We all clean our homes when friends come over. Then, everyone thinks that everyone else has an immaculate house all of the time. We feel insecure- we are failing, we are not enough, we are not doing enough. We should be doing this, should be doing that. I have decided to take all y'alls advice and Viva con goza! Live with joy, that is. But it's so much more fun to say it in spanish, duh.

The lie is that everyone else has it all together. Everyone else is doing life better, preparing for baby better, whatever. Our womanly guilt condemns us and that's not the life that we're called to...so, thanks for reminding me not to live a life of comparison but to live with a thankful heart today! And, it's okay to rest right now...

Oh, and this guy is a big-time reason to be thankful. (back in May, 2006 at our rehearsal supper)

3 comments:

glad you are feeling better today. I hate when comparison sneaks in and ruins the party. Now.. enjoy living with joy - sleeping LOTS - and eating everything in sight for the next few weeks! And let me know if you want me to join you in eating everything in sight because Im more than willing... as long as it helps you of course. PS - go ahead and give yourself a break this weekend and dont worry about doing anything on the house. Everyone was right - when its time to "nest" Im sure you will be up to "nesting"